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History · Dallas Township

21% of Dallas Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on and old-book passages.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dallas Township’s past

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The story so far

Dallas Township, in brief

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Dallas Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 224. Dallas Township was established in 1845, taking its name from George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 218 to 224 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Dallas Township in 1921

Passages that mention Dallas Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Jesse Van Hoozer was reared to manhood in Dallas Township and educated in the public schools, and Palmer College, Albany, Missouri, where he was an honor student, winning the gold medal, in the oratorical contest in 1897. He is the owner of one of the valuable farms in Dallas Township and is succes…
History of Harrison County, Missouri1921 · page 691Read the page →
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Jesse Van Hoozer was reared to manhood in Dallas Township and educated in the public schools, and Palmer College, Albany, Missouri, where he was an honor student, winning the gold medal, in the oratorical contest in 1897. He is the owner of one of the valuable farms in Dallas Township and is successfully carying ion general fanning and stock raising and has owned and operated this place for the past eleven years.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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On the map

Dallas Township on the map, 1948 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dallas Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dallas Township on the 1948 USGS mapDallas Township on the 1984 USGS map1948Bethany sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dallas Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dallas Township

Nobody well known was born in Dallas Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Frank BucklesUnited States Army soldier and centenarian · b. 1901
Beulah PoynterAmerican actor, writer and playwright · b. 1883
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Bryce WaltonAmerican writer · b. 1918
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John TwistScreenwriter · b. 1898
Homer SummaAmerican baseball player · b. 1898
Jesse N. FunkUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1888
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Martinsville
Gone or out of use
Mount Taber SchoolschoolUnion Chapelchurch
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Dallas Township
GraceKidwellMagee

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Jefferson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHoward TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite Oak TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.